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This past February, PacTrans PI Anne Goodchild, was named the Transportation Club of Seattle (TCS) 2017 Person of the Year. Dr, Goodchild is a Professor of Transportation Engineering at the University of Washington (UW), the Founding Director of the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center, the Academic Director of the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Master’s Program, and an Adjunct Associate Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering at the UW.

The Transportation Club of Seattle is a non-profit organization that has been at the center of the Seattle area transportation community for over 108 years. The club was formed to encourage the study by members of transportation issues; promote closer business relationships; promote the welfare of its membership as well as to sponsor educational programs and discussions pertaining to traffic and transportation matters. The TCS Person of the Year award honors an individual who has made extraordinary efforts, impact and contributions to the local transportation field and community.

Dr. Anne Goodchild joined the UW faculty in 2005 after completing her PhD at University of California – Berkeley. Last year she launched the Urban Freight Lab, a strategic partnership of private companies and public-sector agencies working with the City of Seattle to address urban delivery issues. She is an expert in international freight and logistics and chairs the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) Freight Group. Her research focuses on the intersection between supply chain management and freight transportation and addresses the nexus of private and public actors and infrastructure in the movement of goods. Recent research includes evaluating the changing nature of ecommerce and implications for goods delivery on CO2 emissions, local pollutants, and vehicle miles traveled.

Congratulations Dr. Goodchild!